The Western Stone Forts Project

The Western Stone Forts Project was initiated to study a distinctive group of large stone forts located along the western seaboard of Ireland. The majority of these forts are concentrated on the Aran Islands County Galway, in the Burren Co. Clare and on the Dingle and Iveragh peninsulas Co. Kerry. Excavations associated with the project were…

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Copper alloy clothing pin from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 4000.

Creator: The Discovery Programme

Identifier: WSFP_V03_FIG_4000

Type: Image

Format: L.32mm; D.1mm

Complete. Rounded head now corroded. The shank is extremely thin, circular in section and slightly bent towards head. Tapers to a sharp point. Resembles a dressmaker’s pin or shroud pin. Probably relatively modern.

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